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Topic: Sales Terms/Expressions 3

An exercise to help you learn & pratice some common vocabulary/terms used in marketing. Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. We are looking to _____________________ with other players in the industry.
  partnership
  partner
  partake

2. This decision will not affect our _____________________. ( = profits)
  bottom lane
  line
  bottom line

3. When potential is "realized" it is:
  understood
  achieved
  believed

4. We've got to do an analysis on the length and cost of our sales _____________________. ( = complete sales process from beginning to end)
  cycle
  circle
  plan

5. In sales, "customers retained" refers to the customers that a company _____________________.
  has kept
  has lost
  has found

6. Mr. Lin has a lot of experience, but he still doesn't meet the _____________________ requirements for this position.
  compact
  community
  competency

7. These _____________________ programs are designed to improve sales performance.
  training
  train
  trained

8. Sales managers are paid to _____________________ results.
  produce
  make
  do

9. How effective are these programs over the _____________________? ( = over a long period of time)
  future
  long term
  long time

10. Many sales managers use _____________________ software to improve sales performance.
  plan
  forecast
  forecasting

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BUSINESS VOCABULARY: Sales

Need to review common words and expressions used in sales? We've got you covered:

Negotiation
Definition: Discussion to reach an agreement
Common collocations: price negotiation, negotiate terms
Example: The negotiation lasted two weeks.

Quote
Definition: A formal price offer
Common collocations: request a quote, provide a quote
Example: We sent the quote by email.

Proposal
Definition: A detailed sales offer
Common collocations: submit a proposal
Example: The proposal included pricing and timelines.

Contract
Definition: A legal agreement between buyer and seller
Common collocations: sign a contract, contract terms
Example: Both parties signed the contract.

Terms and conditions
Definition: Rules of a sale or service
Common collocations: accept terms, payment terms
Example: Please review the terms and conditions carefully.

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